,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(-3.697347,40.420452)/-3.703520782291889,40.416301201855106,13.29392733801691/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
Casa LuciovsBocaito
Both establishments are praised by travel writers. On balance, Casa Lucio scores significantly better than Bocaito. Casa Lucio comes in at 86 with accolades from 9 reviews including Condé Nast Traveler, goop and DK Eyewitness.
Casa Lucio
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
Zagat
goop
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Calle Cava Baja, 35, 28005 Madrid
From $19/night
Concierge "When you want to eat nothing that's been deconstructed or otherwise engineered, when you yearn for honest Castilian food in a simple setting, there's nowhere better than Lucio BlÌÁsquez's restaurant near Plaza Mayor."
Travel + Leisure "In 1974, restaurateur Lucio Blásquez opened this eponymous two-story restaurant specializing in Castilian cuisine prepared in a coal-fired oven, and it’s been a Madrid mainstay ever since." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Casa Lucio has garnered a reputation for outstanding Spanish cuisine. House specialities include callos (tripe), its famous egg dishes and a creamy rice pudding."
Time Out "A restaurant unsurpassed by any other in Madrid for its famous patrons: King Juan Carlos, Bill Clinton and Penélope Cruz among them." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The menu represents quinessential Madrid dining, with a few very special touches like angulas: baby eels flash-fried in olive oil and garlic." Full review
Zagat4.0
""You may encounter a famous matador" or even a "film star" at this "see-and-be-seen" "landmark" (voted Most Popular in Madrid) serving "legendary" huevos rotos." Full review
goop "Casa Lucio is an olive oil soaked slice of the old-world, traditional yet incredibly refined with a classic menu of gastronomical favorites to match." Full review
Frommer's "His meat-heavy menu has barely changed over the years...the bar has a classic Spanish look, with hams hanging from rough-hewn beams." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Lucio has been wowing madrileños (people from Madrid) with his light touch, quality ingredients and home-style local cooking for ages." Full review
Bocaito
Fodor's Lonely Planet Zagat
Michelin Guide Time Out
Rough Guide
Let's Go Frommer's
Calle de la Libertad, 6, 28004 Madrid, Spain
From $0/night
Fodor's "Perhaps a bit too rustic looking—complete with decorative tiles of matadors and flamenco dancers on the walls—for the hipster neighborhood where it's located." Full review
Lonely Planet "Film-maker Pedro Almodóvar once described this traditional bar and restaurant as ‘the best antidepressant’." Full review
Zagat3.8
"Eaters tout the “true tapas experience” at this Centro Andalusian-Castilian whose “gypsylike” tavern setting, decorated with Moresque arches and tiled walls, has a “great bar.”" Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Four dining rooms in total, each furnished in rustic Castilian style with a few bullfighting mementoes as part of the decor." Full review
Time Out "Film-set traditional, from the bullfight posters and Andalucían ceramics to the old-school tapas and unsmiling, white-jacketed waiters." Full review
Rough Guide "Watch the busy staff preparing the food in the kitchen as you munch on delicious tapas."
Let's Go "Founded in 1966, El Bocaito is as traditional as tapas bars get, from the matador paraphernalia on the walls to the platters of pinchos. El Bocaito sticks to tradition and does it well." Full review
Frommer's "If you're hungry, try the plato combinado (a combination platter of practically all the tapas) together with a glass of their very palatable Rioja house wine." Full review
